Caroline Freeman

3/6/2024

Bekah Taylor was an answered prayer.

Since I was 16, my dream was to have an unmedicated vaginal birth, but just two months after getting married, my husband and I found out we were pregnant with spontaneous triplets, and that dream came to halt. Just ten short months after bringing them into the world I was pregnant with a singleton and hopeful for my dream birth.

A friend brought me Bekah, and she changed everything. She gave me so much courage and made me feel like I really could go unmedicated. And when I began to doubt it, she continued to reassure me. When I went into labor three days before I hit forty weeks, she answered the phone immediately AND beat me to the hospital. Throughout my labor, she was constant and consistent and And anything you could ask for in a Doula. She went above and beyond anything that I thought Doula should, and could be, and exceeded my expectations in every possible way. She had me change positions consistently to whatever was more comfortable.

After laboring 30 hours, a Cesarean was probably the safest option, but because she knew my desire for a VBAC was great, she helped me continue to advocate for myself. My second birth ended in cesarean and while it was still beautiful, having Bekah for the contractions during those 30 hours is something I will cherish forever.

She stayed with me and made me feel comfortable and confident in my decision making, and when I decided to have a C-section, she didn't make me feel like I had failed or like my body had failed... but she continued to encourage me, reminding me that laboring unmedicated for 30 hours is no easy feat and that what I did was amazing.

I could not have done it without her. She is amazing.